Realpolitik behind the bloody split
The Shadow of the Great Game
The Shadow of the Great Game
Brussels, 11 October 2006 Minister Wu, Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome honourable guests – or rather 'Huan ying guan ling'. It gives me great pleasure to launch the China-EU Science and...
Deadline: 31/01/2003
The engagement of the Dalai Lama and other Buddhist scholars and practitioners with Western science has opened doors into the mind's inner workings and to new interest in 'poetic perception', writes...
Making Globalisation Work
University-business ventures are in desperate need of an R&D rethink, says Simon Davey UK university-business collaboration has been unsuccessful for too long. The UK has an exceptionally...
Unquiet Vietnam
The Language of the Gods in the World of Men
Brussels, 05 Jul 2005 In the forthcoming call for proposals under the 'food quality and safety' strand of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), New Zealand is expected to be specified as one of the...
Brussels, 19 Apr 2006 Chernobyl has become more than just the name of the world's biggest ever nuclear disaster. Chernobyl has become a by-word for the dark side of modern life - how technology can...
Universities in other European countries are increasingly offering courses conducted in English. This could have serious implications for recruitment of students to UK institutions, Anna Fazackerley...
Virtually every university has a well-resourced research office whose aim is to bring in cash from the Government, charities, companies and overseas funders. They seem to be a success: UK higher...
Paris, 11 Aug 2005 This morning an Ariane 5G launcher lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. On board was the largest telecommunications satellite ever to be placed into geostationary...